Saints 25, 49ers 22
Saints: Saints had luck on their side tonight again. Drew Brees(254-2-0) led the Saints on a final drive that ended with Garrett Hartley kicking a 37 yard Field Goal that was partially blocked but had enough power to make it between the uprights. Reggie Bush caught a early TD from Brees and finished the game with 4 catches for 30 before exiting the game. Marques Colston led the wide receivers with 5 receptions for 67 yards but no TDs. Brees other TD went to backup TE David Thomas on a 3 yard reception. Lance Moore and Robert Meachem had zero catches tonight while Devery Henderson had 3 catches for 28 yards. Henderson remains the #2 WR in New Orleans and should only be considered a bye week flier. Meachem and Moore can both be released for better options in leagues. Pierre Thomas led the rushing attack with 18 carries for a mere 46 yards but he did have 8 catches for 57 yards. As mentioned Reggie Bush left the game with an injury to his leg and an early report says he suffered a break in his lower leg and is expected to be out at least 6 weeks. If that news is true Pierre Thomas becomes a RB1 for fantasy owners and should be in for a nice amount of touches in the coming weeks.
49ers: Alex Smith played better this week but it wasn't enough to beat the Saints. Smith had 275 yards passing and another 28 rushing and had 1 TD and 2 INTs. Vernon Davis remained Smith's top target hauling in 4 passes for 78 yards after starting the game off slow. Michael Crabtree had only 1 catch tonight for 32 yards. Crabtree is no more than a WR3 right now for fantasy owners and could be benched for better options. With Crabtree's poor game, Josh Morgan hauled in 6 passes for 70 yards. The bright spot for the 49ers was the great game that Frank Gore put in. Gore scored 2 TDs and could have possibly been 3 if he didn't take himself out at the goal line and let Anthony Dixon rush 2 yards for his first career TD. Gore also rushed 20 times for 112 yards and catch 7 passes for 56 yards.
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